Nicolien Sauerbreij
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Nicolien Sauerbreij is a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 professional snowboarder
Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...

. She won seven World Cup
FIS Snowboard World Cup
The FIS Snowboard World Cup is an annual snowboarding competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation since 1998.-Overall:-Giant Slalom:-Slalom:-Halfpipe:-Snowboard Cross:-Parallel Slalom / Parallel Giant Slalom:-Overall:...

 races and ranked first in the parallel giant slalom standings of the 2007–2008 and the 2009–2010 World Cup
2009–10 FIS Snowboard World Cup
The 2009–10 FIS Snowboard World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for snowboarding. The season started on 9 October 2009 and lasted until 17 March 2010. The World Cup was organised by the FIS who also run world cups and championships in cross-country skiing, ski jumping, nordic...

. She competed in the Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...

 of 2002
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

, 2006
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

 and won the gold medal in the women's parallel giant slalom
Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's parallel giant slalom
The women's parallel giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 26, 2010.-Qualification:-Elimination Round:-Classification 5-8:...

 in the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

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Biography

Nicolien Sauerbreij was born in the small village De Hoef in the province Utrecht
Utrecht (province)
Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands in terms of area, and is located in the centre of the country. It is bordered by the Eemmeer in the north, Gelderland in the east, the river Rhine in the south, South Holland in the west, and North Holland in the northwest...

 in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. She has a sister Marieke Sauerbreij, who is also a professional snowboarder. Her father is Maarten Sauerbreij, who is also her coach.
Her first podium position was in the world cup in Mont-Sainte-Anne
Mont-Sainte-Anne
Mont-Sainte-Anne is a ski resort in the city of Beaupré, Quebec, Canada, located about northeast of Quebec City. The mountain has a summit elevation of 800 metres above sea level and a vertical drop of 625 m . There are 66 trails covering on three different sides of the mountain...

 2001. She became second in the parallel giant slalom.

At 15 September 2002 she won her first World cup in the parallel giant slalom. This was in Chili at the Valle Nevado
Valle Nevado
Valle Nevado is a popular ski resort located 46 kilometers east of Santiago, Chile.Valle Nevado is one of South America's most modern ski resorts...

. In the same season she had her second victory in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

 at the Maribor
Maribor
Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor....

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Sauerbreij has also competed in several world cups with success, achieving several podium positions, including first placings in 2002, 2003, 2008 and 2010. She finished first in the overall standings of the parallel giant slalom World Cup in the 2007–2008 World Cup season. and also first in the overall standings of the parallel giant slalom World Cup in the 2009–2010 World Cup season.

She won the 2010 Dutch sportswoman of the year award.

Olympic Games

At the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

 in Salt Lake City, she was the flag bearer for the Netherlands and she was among the outsiders for a medal. Due to using the wrong wax on her board she did not qualify among the first sixteen that entered the knock-out rounds.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

 in Torino she managed to qualify among the last sixteen and was determined to prove herself on the Olympic stage. In the first knock-out round she faced German Amelie Kober
Amelie Kober
Amelie Kober is a German Federal Police officer and Olympic medalist in snowboarding.-Biography:...

. Kober fell during the first run, giving Sauerbreij the maximum advantage for the second run, 1.5 seconds. In the second run Sauerbreij decided to go down safely and not fall herself. However Kober managed to come back on Sauerbreij and beat her with 0.03 of a second in the final metres. Kober went on to reach the final and take the silver medal.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

 in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, Nicolien Sauerbreij won the gold medal on the women's parallel giant slalom
Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's parallel giant slalom
The women's parallel giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 26, 2010.-Qualification:-Elimination Round:-Classification 5-8:...


. This was the first Dutch medal at a non-ice skating
Ice skating
Ice skating is moving on ice by using ice skates. It can be done for a variety of reasons, including leisure, traveling, and various sports. Ice skating occurs both on specially prepared indoor and outdoor tracks, as well as on naturally occurring bodies of frozen water, such as lakes and...

 event in the Winter Olympics, and the 100th Dutch gold medal at the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

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Career highlights

Winter Olympics
2002 – Salt Lake City
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

, 24th at parallel giant slalom
2006 – Torino
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

, 12th at parallel giant slalom
2010 – Vancouver
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

, 1st at parallel giant slalom

FIS Snowboard World Championships
1999 – Berchtesgaden
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1999
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1999 took place between January 12th and January 19th in Berchtesgaden, Germany.-Snowboard Cross:The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 17th.-Giant Slalom:Giant Slalom finals took place on January 13th....

, 21st at giant slalom
1999 – Berchtesgaden
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1999
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1999 took place between January 12th and January 19th in Berchtesgaden, Germany.-Snowboard Cross:The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 17th.-Giant Slalom:Giant Slalom finals took place on January 13th....

, 21st at parallel giant slalom
1999 – Berchtesgaden
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1999
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1999 took place between January 12th and January 19th in Berchtesgaden, Germany.-Snowboard Cross:The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 17th.-Giant Slalom:Giant Slalom finals took place on January 13th....

, 15th at parallel slalom
1999 – Berchtesgaden
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1999
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1999 took place between January 12th and January 19th in Berchtesgaden, Germany.-Snowboard Cross:The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 17th.-Giant Slalom:Giant Slalom finals took place on January 13th....

, 27th at snowboardcross
2001 – Madonna di Campiglio
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2001
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2001 took place between January 22nd and January 28th in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy.-Snowboard Cross:The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 28th.-Giant Slalom:...

, 22nd at giant slalom
2001 – Madonna di Campiglio
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2001
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2001 took place between January 22nd and January 28th in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy.-Snowboard Cross:The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 28th.-Giant Slalom:...

, 32nd at parallel giant slalom
2001 – Madonna di Campiglio
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2001
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2001 took place between January 22nd and January 28th in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy.-Snowboard Cross:The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 28th.-Giant Slalom:...

, 30th at parallel slalom
2003 – Kreischberg
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2003
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2003 took place between January 13th and January 19th in Kreischberg, Austria.-Snowboard Cross:The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 19th.-Parallel Giant Slalom:...

, 17th at parallel giant slalom
2003 – Kreischberg
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2003
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2003 took place between January 13th and January 19th in Kreischberg, Austria.-Snowboard Cross:The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 19th.-Parallel Giant Slalom:...

, 14th at parallel slalom
2005 – Whistler
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2005
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2005 took place between January 16 and January 22 in Whistler-Blackcomb, near Vancouver, Canada. The venues would be part of the 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress Mountain.-Snowboard Cross:...

, 13th at parallel giant slalom
2005 – Whistler
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2005
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2005 took place between January 16 and January 22 in Whistler-Blackcomb, near Vancouver, Canada. The venues would be part of the 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress Mountain.-Snowboard Cross:...

, 16th at parallel slalom
2007 – Arosa
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2007
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2007 took place between January 14th and January 20th in Arosa, Switzerland.-Snowboard Cross:The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 14th.-Parallel Giant Slalom:...

, 9th at parallel giant slalom
2007 – Arosa
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2007
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2007 took place between January 14th and January 20th in Arosa, Switzerland.-Snowboard Cross:The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 14th.-Parallel Giant Slalom:...

, 4th at parallel slalom
2009 – Gangwon
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009 took place between January 17th and January 24th in Gangwon, South Korea.-Snowboard Cross:Qualification runs began on January 17th with the finals taking place on January 18th.-Parallel Giant Slalom:...

, 6th at parallel giant slalom
2009 – Gangwon
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009 took place between January 17th and January 24th in Gangwon, South Korea.-Snowboard Cross:Qualification runs began on January 17th with the finals taking place on January 18th.-Parallel Giant Slalom:...

, 11th at parallel slalom

World Cup
2001 – Mont-Sainte-Anne
Mont-Sainte-Anne
Mont-Sainte-Anne is a ski resort in the city of Beaupré, Quebec, Canada, located about northeast of Quebec City. The mountain has a summit elevation of 800 metres above sea level and a vertical drop of 625 m . There are 66 trails covering on three different sides of the mountain...

, 2nd at parallel giant slalom
2002 – Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein is a spa town in the Austrian state of Salzburg, situated at the northern rim of the Hohe Tauern national park. It has 5,838 inhabitants. The name "Bad" means "spa", reflecting the town's history as a health resort. It is located at the head of the Gastein valley, about 1,000 metres ...

, 3rd at parallel slalom
2002 – Valle Nevado
Valle Nevado
Valle Nevado is a popular ski resort located 46 kilometers east of Santiago, Chile.Valle Nevado is one of South America's most modern ski resorts...

, 1st at parallel giant slalom
2002 – Sölden
Sölden
Sölden is a municipality in the Ötztal valley of Tyrol, Austria.-Geography:At c. 467 km² , it is the largest municipality in the country. The population of 3,449 is outnumbered by tourists, of which 15,000 can be accommodated...

, 2nd at parallel slalom
2003 – Maribor
Maribor
Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor....

, 1st at parallel slalom
2003 – Serre Chevalier
Serre Chevalier
Serre Chevalier is one of the major French ski resorts. Located in the southern part of the Alps, close to the Parc National des Ecrins, in the Hautes-Alpes department of the French Alps, it enjoys a large skiing area and very sunny weather, boasting 300 days of sunshine a year...

, 3rd at parallel slalom
2007 – Landgraaf
Landgraaf
Landgraaf is a municipality in southeastern Limburg.- Special information :A pop music festival called Pinkpop is held annually on the Pentecost weekend in the vicinity of Landgraaf....

, 3rd at parallel slalom
2007 – Sölden
Sölden
Sölden is a municipality in the Ötztal valley of Tyrol, Austria.-Geography:At c. 467 km² , it is the largest municipality in the country. The population of 3,449 is outnumbered by tourists, of which 15,000 can be accommodated...

, 3rd at parallel giant slalom
2007 – Nendaz
Nendaz
Nendaz is a municipality in the district of Conthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-History:Nendaz is first mentioned in 984 as Nenda. It was also known under its German name Neind though that name is no longer used.-Geography:...

, 3rd at parallel slalom
2008 – Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein is a spa town in the Austrian state of Salzburg, situated at the northern rim of the Hohe Tauern national park. It has 5,838 inhabitants. The name "Bad" means "spa", reflecting the town's history as a health resort. It is located at the head of the Gastein valley, about 1,000 metres ...

, 1st at parallel slalom
2008 – La Molina
La Molina (ski resort)
La Molina is a ski resort in the Pyrenees mountains of northeastern Spain, in the municipality of Alp in the comarca of Cerdanya, Catalonia...

, 1st at parallel giant slalom
2008 – La Molina
La Molina (ski resort)
La Molina is a ski resort in the Pyrenees mountains of northeastern Spain, in the municipality of Alp in the comarca of Cerdanya, Catalonia...

, 2nd at parallel slalom
2008 – Sungwoo, 2nd at parallel giant slalom
2008 – Gujo-Gifu, 1st at parallel giant slalom
2008 – Stoneham, 1st at parallel giant slalom
2008 – Landgraaf
Landgraaf
Landgraaf is a municipality in southeastern Limburg.- Special information :A pop music festival called Pinkpop is held annually on the Pentecost weekend in the vicinity of Landgraaf....

, 3rd at parallel slalom
2009 – Sudelfeld, 3rd at parallel giant slalom
2010 – Kreischberg, 1st at parallel giant slalom
2010 – Nendaz
Nendaz
Nendaz is a municipality in the district of Conthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-History:Nendaz is first mentioned in 984 as Nenda. It was also known under its German name Neind though that name is no longer used.-Geography:...

, 2nd at parallel giant slalom
2010 – Sudelfeld, 2nd at parallel giant slalom

European Cup
2003 – Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps. It is located in the south district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, near the border with Austria, some 30 km south of Salzburg and 180 km southeast of Munich...

, 1st at parallel giant slalom
2004 – Haus im Ennstal
Haus im Ennstal
Haus im Ennstal is an Austrian village, located in the Liezen district of Styria. As of 2001 it has a population of 2,526 in an area of 8.177 km². The town is an important town on the Enns river....

, 1st at parallel giant slalom
2006 – Vratna-Terchova, 3rd at parallel giant slalom (1)
2006 – Vratna-Terchova, 2nd at parallel giant slalom (2)
2008 – Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein is a spa town in the Austrian state of Salzburg, situated at the northern rim of the Hohe Tauern national park. It has 5,838 inhabitants. The name "Bad" means "spa", reflecting the town's history as a health resort. It is located at the head of the Gastein valley, about 1,000 metres ...

, 1st at parallel slalom
2008 – Sudelfeld, 1st at parallel giant slalom
2010 – Nendaz
Nendaz
Nendaz is a municipality in the district of Conthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-History:Nendaz is first mentioned in 984 as Nenda. It was also known under its German name Neind though that name is no longer used.-Geography:...

, 1st at parallel giant slalom

North American Cup
2004 – Crystal Mountain, 2nd at parallel giant slalom (1)
2004 – Crystal Mountain, 2nd at parallel slalom (1)
2004 – Crystal Mountain, 3rd at parallel giant slalom (2)
2004 – Crystal Mountain, 2nd at parallel slalom (2)
2005 – Okemo, 3rd at parallel giant slalom
2007 – Bromley
Bromley
Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley...

, 2nd at parallel giant slalom
2007 – Bromley
Bromley
Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley...

, 1st at parallel slalom
2009 – Steamboat Springs
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
The city of Steamboat Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Routt County, Colorado, United States. The city is also known as "Steamboat," "The Boat," or "Ski Town USA". As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,088.The city is an...

, 1st at parallel giant slalom

Continental Cup
1998 – Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps. It is located in the south district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, near the border with Austria, some 30 km south of Salzburg and 180 km southeast of Munich...

, 3rd at giant slalom
1999 – Falcade
Falcade
Falcade is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 110 km northwest of Venice and about 35 km northwest of Belluno...

, 2nd at parallel slalom

FIS Races
1996 – Alpe d'Huez
Alpe d'Huez
L'Alpe d'Huez is a ski resort at . It is a mountain pasture in the Central French Alps, in the commune of Huez, in the Isère département in the Rhône-Alpes region.-Tour de France:L'Alpe d'Huez is one of the main mountains in the Tour de France...

, 3rd at giant slalom
1996 – Val Senales, 2nd at parallel slalom
2000 – Lenggries
Lenggries
Lenggries is a municipality in Bavaria, Germany. Lenggries is the center of the Isarwinkel, the region along the Isar between Bad Tölz and Wallgau...

, 2nd at slalom
2001 – Racines
Racines
Racines may refer to:*Racines, the Italian name for Ratschings, in South Tyrol, Italy*Racines, Aube, a commune in the department of Aube, France...

, 3rd at parallel slalom
2003 – Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein is a spa town in the Austrian state of Salzburg, situated at the northern rim of the Hohe Tauern national park. It has 5,838 inhabitants. The name "Bad" means "spa", reflecting the town's history as a health resort. It is located at the head of the Gastein valley, about 1,000 metres ...

, 1st at parallel slalom
2004 – Kühtai, 2nd at parallel slalom
2004 – Haus im Ennstal
Haus im Ennstal
Haus im Ennstal is an Austrian village, located in the Liezen district of Styria. As of 2001 it has a population of 2,526 in an area of 8.177 km². The town is an important town on the Enns river....

, 1st at parallel giant slalom


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